Price posting machine



Dec. 6, 1932 F. wjLA CHANCE 1,399,395

PBIdE POSTING MACHINE Filed April 25, 1950 V 11 Sheets-Sheet l 7 iea ZL/Za U/mzzae MENTOR 11 Sheets-Sheet 2 Hi5 ATTORNEY Dec. 6, 1932.

F. w. LA CHANCE PRICE POSTING MACHINE Filed April 25, 1950 Dec. .6, 1932. F. w. LA CHANCE 1,890,395

PRICE POSTING MACHINE Filed April 25, 1950 11 Sheets-Sheet 3 WW I NN -l 3 "l5 ATTORNEY Dec. 6, 1932. F. w. LA CHANCE 1,890,395

PRICE POSTING MACHINE Filed April 25, 1930 11 Sheets-Sheet 4 F. w. LA CHANCE PRICE POS jINGl MACHINE Dec .'6,- 1932.

l5 ATTORNEY Dea -6; 1932. F. w. LA CHANCE 1,890,395 I PRICE POSTING MACHINE Filed April 25, 1930 l 11 Sheets-sheet 6 (7%; 2/ La Mm ms ATTORNEY 1932- F. w. LA CHANCE 1,890,395

PRICE POSTING MACHINE Filed April 25, 1930 ll Sheets-Sheet 7 OISCRIPTIbN INVENTOR ms ATTORNEY Dec. 6, 1932. F. w. LA CHANCE PRICE POSTING MACHINE Filed April 25, 1930 11 she't s -sheet 8 nls.A1-roRNlv Jrea Zl/Za ,C'izdzzce Dec. 6, 1932 F. W. LA CHANCE PRICE POSTING MACHINE Filed April 25, 1930 11 Sheets-Sheet 9 Jzned [a fl azz a'e Hi5 ATTORNEY F. w. LA CHANCE 1,890,395

' PR'ICE POSTING MACHINE Filed April 25, 1930 11 Sheets-sheet 10 Wm? Z/(Zzz a I ms A -rohuey/ Dec. 6, 1932. P. w LA CHANCE 1,890,395

PRICE PQSTING MACHINE iled A sril 25; 1950 1 Sheets-Sheet 11 v (Fwd z/za'gzwm INVENTOR ms ATTdRNIV Patented Dec. 6, 1 932 memes, or cam o, minor Y l rn-Ion Posnmmcnm Application filed Apri -1225,

1 {This'invention rel'atesto a'novel price post; in-g machine and' consists of a novel combina.- tion of elements-arrangcd to'form; a machine which will be simplein constructionand efli- 5 cient and. rapid-in operation.

" The salient object ofmy lnvention is to pro vide amac hin'e in which the prices of a multiplicity of articles. may be arranged for eX- peditious selectionand which may be, after selection,- imprinted at properpla'ces on invoices, inventories, and analogous accounting statements. Thisis don'e manually. at the present time and the'vvork is checked-by an additional group of employees. This entails considerable expense and'i errors-arefrequent 1 because of the human elementinvolved Therefore, another object of the invention is to so arrange the device that thede- 0 sired set of prices may be expeditiously selccted and imprinted in a rapidand accurate manner'." 'a 1. 1 Another object of the invention isto so arrange thesets of: prices that they may be' aligned with the sheets to imprint theprices thereonat the properpl'acesh 7 An object, ancillary to the foregoing, is to so imprint the prices". that checking-thereof will-be facilitated. 1

Another object of the invention is-to so ar range the device thataselected set ofprices may be caused to imprint in any desired nurnber'of times. I I j t A further object of the invention is to so construct the device 'that certain portions may be operated in differentdire'ctions, while oth- 'er portions operate in a continuous direction."

A still further object of the invention "consists in so arrangingtheparts that operation of the various partsmaybe caused to occur atldefinite timesiduring the cycle of opera "A still further. object of the inventionrd sides in so constructing the device that opera- I tion thereof will be substantially noiseless and 'sothat shocks and strains will be dissipated in order that Wear and likelihood of breakage will be reduced to a minimum.

Other objects will appear hereinafter. The invention consists in the novel combidevice; Flg. 8 is an elevational view.

ig. 1411s a plan saw;iol th img,511s; ,trated in Fig.'13;

1930. Serial no. 447,352.; I nation and arrangement of parts: tojbe here- 5 inafterdescribediandclalmed. i

. Theinventionwillberbest understood by referencehto the accompanying drawings showing the preferred form of; construction, 1

and in which:

' Fig; '1 is a front e1evationalvievvbfapreferred embodiment of my invention. in which certain parts'a'rebrokenaway; A

angle ic sideelevati m1 viewbfthia an 1& 'bodiment of a Sis afragmcntal plan' vievvoftlierear portion ofthedevice; frontportion'of the-device; U i

' Fig: 5 is a-view looking in the same di rcce tion as inwhich the s electing mecha f nlsms. and otherappurtenances on thefiront e j portion of the machine arebroken-away; 1

- Figifi isra' fragmental view looking inthe samedirecti'on as Fig. 2 depictingoertain 'of the operating elements;

Fig.7 is a detail viewillust'rating intelimittent driving mechanisms employed in the p n v of the-type. carrieremployed in-"the device; Fig. '9 is a sectional" detailview. stantially on the plane oif the" line 9 -9 on i Fig. 10' is a sectional detail viewtak'en sub istantia'lly on-the planeof the line 10-Q-10' I on'Fig.j 8;- s Fig. 10A is a detail View of'the wedging spacer employed in'the typeb'ar mounting,"

Fig. 11 is a sectional detail view illustrating the type positionin gimechanism;

Fig. '12 is a "detail viewillustratingone form t'w wh h the" devices 1 used'; v

j Fig. 13st e spect ve ea est prefe l selecting indices;.

Fig. 15 is a detail side" view of th'e key operating mechanism employed in the .deivice;

a Fig.

my invention illustratedfiiin 1 Fig. its a fra men al ipim viewwofthef. j r

takensub- 8 is detailsideview i Q nisms illustrated in Fig. 15 looking in an oppositedirection; 1 Y v Fig. 17 is a detail view illustrating the opera-ting keys; V i

Fig. 18 is a detail View of the carriage mechanism taken substantially online '18- 18 of Fig.5; r V Fig.19 isa fragmentary detail viewer certain parts of the key operating mechanism; o Fig. 20 is a plan View of the same; 7

Figg21 is a fragmentary rearelevat'ional view of the cam shown in Fig. 6

Fig. 22 is an elevational side View f the" y device employed to cause the imprinting;

F 23 is a detail View taken substantial- 'lylon line 23-23 of Fig. 22; V r.- Fig.24 is a detail viewtaken substantialontherplanerof thelinei24 24.on"Fig 4;

. r F ig. 25 is aplan viewflof the same. 1

' 2% Fig. 26.is an end detail, View of the mechanismshownin'Fig. 27;

. F'g327jis' a fragmental View of certain of the. 'mechanisms takenfsubstantially I on line 27 27 of.Fig;3';and

ontheline 28 28501; Fig. 3..

5 The preferred form of constructionior invent on IS SllOIWIl "in the accompanyingf "from the baselO and secured theretoare'the spaced apart bracket'st15 and 16,. in which bearingsl'i'. andl8, areformed. shaft' 1 9 is retained inthese bearings and rotatably mounted thereon is the gear which meshes .with'and'which' isdriven by the gear 13." It

; isto benoted that at the end 12 of the shaft 12'an identical construction to thatjdescribed is provided'which includesthe gears 13 and 20 5 and the above describedall-ied parts. Similarrparts .in these constructions are indicated byrsimilar numbers, the numbersof the p imed, The' gearl4 meshes with a pinion 21'th'at' is keyed onthe's'haft 22 which i's' jo ur- 5 naled in the bearings. 23 and 24- formed'in it "the brackets 25 and 26 that are secured to the gear '27 l'thatlis"rotatablymounted 0n the sihaft l 9. This construction is'such that the 'gears20 and 27 freely rotate in opposite di T'rectio'ns on the shaft 19.

Fig28 is a detail-view Ttaken substantially ,parts-co-operating"with the end 12". being base 10. jMeshing with the pin-ion 21' is a 1. Mounted on the shaft 19, and disposed be-I "I V tween the'gears 20 and 27'are the pulleys 28 toward each other; 7

By referring to F igs.

be seen that these hub portionsare grooved so as to receive the arms 32 of the shifting fork 33. Theshifting fork 33 is carried by the rod 34 which is journaled in structures sue-has 35 and 35 which are carried by the and; 29 which have hub portions and .31 formed thereon that are disposed to extend 3, and it may a plurality of laterally extending pins 403 arepro'vid'ed hich'are disposed in 'cir'cularaJ- 'formation on theportion of the hub thereof;

the hub of pulley '29,.Fig.' 27'. .lVhen the rod 34 is'rocked, in 'a manner'to 'befdescribed, so

pulley 29" willbe connected. to gearr27iif A' ithati is disposed toward 'pulley .29. Simi} 7 larly disposed.recesses41 arel 'provided' in.

. as 'to move shiftingiork sag-the :pu1ley'29". -will be moved toward gear 27" andv the pins 40.. will enter the 'recesses41, and 'thus the similar co'nstruct-ion is provided for connect.-

ing the pulley 28' andthe. gear 20- "and, as

depictedthese elements arejin'disengaged pof sition. A L similar construction is provided for connecting-the; gear .20 and the ,pull'ey 28 aswell as for connecting the gear27 andthe 1 i A pulley 29.1. As will bebrought forthhereim after, thepulleys 28' and 28'. are adapted for rotation atthe same'time and thepulleysz29f vand 29 are likewise adapted for simultaneous".

rotation. In orderlto accomplish this' it is necessary thattheirods 34 and 34 be, inter- V;

connectedandTthatthese rods move in :oppoe site directions. This'condition is taken care of by the 'following structure. 5

- The rods .34 and 34 extend to the ifront 'Of thle machine and. onthe endsthereof the I 1 operating handles '42. and,42 are mounted. On the rods 34 and 34 in frontofthe same-- tures T and 355, connectors 43 and.43 are;

adjustably mounted. Mounted on the-base V 1 10 substantially midway between the rods 34 and. :34 iS the-bracket 48., 2 (Figs. 3 and 28.)

Thebracket 48 has a'bearing- 49inwhichthe stud shaft50 is rotatably journaled; On the i rear end of theshaft 50 a connector'51is prol vided tojwhioh the-inner endon-thelink i is attached..- The-link .45 isattached to conector 43in thesame manner as'1ink'45' is attached to connector 43';.v Qn the opposite end offshaft a connector 52is provided and the link 45' is. attached thereto. Thus, when when handle'42" is manipulated." I

when the motor ll'isoperating. ,The' gears rom the foregoing it isapparent that t gears 20' 27, 20 and 27'grojtate continually "rod .34 is moved in one-direction bymanipu- 9 -lation of handle 42,'rod 34 "is moved in the jopposite" direction. '.Asimilar.actionlresultsv g 20 and 20" rotate inonedirectionand the gears 27 and 27 rotate in-theop'posite'direction. Further it has been pointedout'that the 'pulleys 28,29, 28- and 29' maybe selecheadset iively engaged withthe just named gears and when the pulleys are engg agrpd as described they will rotate with the gears; This action is utilized todrive certain parts ofthe machine, selectively, in different directions.

7 In Fig. 2 it is shown that the device includesfa frame 53 andthat oppositelyldlspose'dbrackets such as 54 are supported from the upper portion of saidframe 53'. Bearing s' 56 and 57 are provided in the brackets '54, and theshafts 58 and 59 are rotatably j ournaled inthese bearings. Fixedly mounted on'zthe shafts 58 and59 are the druins 60 and .61: Pulle'ys62 andi63 are freely mount? ed on shafts 58 and 9anda1'e disposed between the ends 'of drurns and til an'd th'e brackets Corresponding pulleys aresilnilarly mounted at the opposite ends of l the drums, asshown inaFigs gwherein the pillleys 63' and 68 are depicted The pulleys .just described are connected to the rshaftson which they are mounted in aimanner to' be "set forth presently. A belt 64 .extendsibetween "the pulleys 63 and 29 and a belt 64 extends between pulleys 63 and 29. 9 Sim}- larbelts 65'and 65 extend between pulleys 62 and 28 andpulleysi 62" and28. Since pulleys 29 and 29" operatein a direction, op-

posite' to thatof pulleys 28 and 28 and as' setiforth, sinc'ethese sets of pulleys'arese lecti'vely engaged; itis "apparent that shaftsv '58 and 59, and therefore drums 60Land 61,

.are selectively"operatedin different directions.

The pulley 63 is co nnected to-rthe shaft 59 in the manner best shown in Figs. 2d and 25. Herein it is-shown that bosses 66jand'67 are mounted in diametrical relation on the spokes of the pulleyfi These bosses have openings therein which are disposed in aligns ment With an" opening 68 in'the shaft 59.1 1 A- i resilient rod 69 extends through these aligned openings and is secured inithe bosses 66 and (37 by pins 70. A sirnila'r construction is em ployed to attach pulley 63to'sha'ft 59 and also toattac'h pulleys \62and 62 toshaft 58.

Since the driving pulleys are provided'at each end of the drums it is apparent that torsionals'train thereon will be reduced to a minimum, and due to the resilient connection between the shafts V and the pulleys shocks Wlll be reduced to a minimum; i

The mechanisms which carry'the sets: of

prices are adapted tobe carried by the drums 60 and 61; 'These mechanis nsinclude the type carriershereinafterreferred to as the type bars 71. The type bars 71'aresubstantially U-shaped' and extend across the-machine soas to be of snbstantially tnefsa n'e length as the druinsGO and- 61'. In Figs l, 9, and 10 the construction of these type bars is shown. In thetypebars 71; the typeTQ.

and the spacers 73 rareimountedg Asdbest shown in Fig. 10,'an'-elongated collar 'M is mounted; atthe end ofjthe type bar 71, This rnay be'seen that the, j ust described construe -tions' are provided at both? ends of the type and thus sufficient end thrust is hold thesep'arts in'position."

88." Movement of. shaft 8'5 is transmittedto I through; ".Theboltu76; extends through the posed' between the head portion 79 :ofbolt 76 and the ends .of collar-I74anditypebar V71. The links have lopenings. therein .l-through "collar 51mg it penngmzsandin there-i opening 7 5and' .theigli'nksl 77 and7 8 ar'ediswhich'thesbolti'iti extends The links 77: and 'i 78' interconnect-the ends of juxtaposed typ e r bars-71 as bestfshotvn in Fig. '8,Wherein it' bars" A c g he screw" threaded inner end ofbolt-76 istaperedand the wedge" thewedg'es in position, that is', -the type and spacers areinserted beforethe end construe 7 it t on's, one spacer be ng om tted. Thijsio'mit s's] ted spacer 1s shown-$111 Flg; 10A and 1s1com- I prised of two, sections 82 and 83 which after insertion 'are forced against the walls 'of bar 71 the set screw-841 This" spacer is forced down a'fter the parts are properly positioned created to It's apparent from the1foregoin g thatv end of the .bolt 76 and the innerendofi'col 7 lar 74 so astoholdthe links in position. .L The h 181Iis fittedthereundert; Thetype andspacers i are forced; into place so La s totightlyfjsecure i f links '77 :andf'? 8 connectjthe type barsso as I to form a substantially? chain like-structure Al The ends; of this pstructure are res'pec? tiVely connected "to the drurns 60 and 161.

'Rotatably supported at each side ofthe de- "vice, in the position :shown best in Fig. 2;

is a shaft 85 on which the drum 86 ismountsprockets suchjas 87 (Fig; 5). flInthe-headt portions? 9 of: bolts'idare recesses. 88.- -The type barstructure is guided aroundthedruin 1 1 86 and therecessed portions 88 are-engaged "1'05 by the" teeth: of the sprockets 87L VTheyp'ath y l p of the typeibar' 'structure Ais'best shownin' '8 I Fig.1QQWhereinitinay beseen that guid'efroll ,ers 89 ,s1ippor ted by suitably Inountedibrack;

drum isicausedito' revelelma. given directionthe-structure isc nwithdrawn from one v.

tureA passes druni 86the movement is transj "initted 1 to shaft throughthe engagement 1 i drum and Wound} on {the other. a As the 1 struce,

of the teethon sprocket 87 .with the recesses h fwz by'the chimes, it t "the flsproc'ketsv 97. 1 The. sprockets 97 are "mounted on :the'shafts 98 which are'journaled LA plate 96 (Fig.11=)' 1 is'carried by the struc turei36 and 'rotatably"'mounted .thereon are in the 'bearings99. i The sprockets 97 are ;mounted as shown in Fig. 1 and'a continuous chain 100 is d'irected a'round these-sprockets.

V Inaddition to" being directed.around.- the V vsprockets 97 the chain 100-is directed across thedevice and [around the corner sprockets 101a'ndisguided at opposite ends of the ma- A -'chine byfsuitable sprockets similar to the sprockets-101. A plate 103is secured to the 1 structure 36 andisdisposed over the sprockets V in plate 103 and:thisslot-is disposed so'as' to be contiguous thepath of the chain 100 about 97,101, and ehainlOO... .Aslot.;104- is provided the sprockets 97.' V I 1- Bearings "105 (Fig.14) are carried by the v plate E96 and" extendrearwardly therefrom. Shafts 1061are journaledin bearingsil05-and sprockets such as107 .(F 1) areimounted on one end thereof. 'l he sprockets 107 mesh with "chain 100.: At the' othQ end of shafts il06qbevel gears 108 are mounted and these 3 gears mesh with bevel gears 109 on shafts 92.

VVhenshaft92 isrotated, in the. manner. de-

- V I scribed, the movement thereof is'transmitted 4 to ehain100 through shaft 92, bevel ears 109 .and 108, shafts 106, andlsprockets l0 ,,;-.Thus, "chain .100 is operatedin. a' definite relation .withfand atthe same time asithe type struc- 'ture A.

g 11 are secured to platef'103 and the indices 111' are removably mounted therein;

5 pointer 110, ismountedon chain 100 and extends through slot'l04. In Figsl, 13, and

14. it is shown thata-plurlality of indices 111 are mounted on plates 103. vChannel mem- 'lhe indices are mounted in thesame order as the sets of prices are mounted in thestru'ct'urf A.: Therefore, sineechaingl00 moves with structure A" the indicator 5110 will point to an index" which. will correspond' to a type bar. which will be located in a positionto be i described; The'foreg'oing describes the selectingmechanisms and now the mechanisms which cause'th-e imprintingwill be described.

In Fig.;3*it is shown that pulleys 113 and 1131 are rotatably mounted on. shafts '19 and .19. These pulleys are suitably conne'etedto .gears'27 and 27 so as to be rotatable-there with. ;Belts;114 and 114 are led to the front of the machine and .it is apparentthatthe pulleys 113 and 113 are continually operated, thus motivating the belts;

' p to In Fig; 2 itis shownthatthe b en is d1 recte'd around pulley 115'which is fixed to the mounted onshaft 1 16 which meshes with a.

. Thus gear ,122 rotated.

r 23 mounted ,onstud shaft 121, (Fig. 1e 7 g rl23 are continually v @Ashaft124i p and a plate 125i's suspended therefrom." A

mounted, the structure 36 f lock plate 126*(Fig4 17) is connected to the" of bar ;.is supported. The other-end of 131- .(Fig. 15) in braoket- 119i ,In Figs/:19

arm 127 which is .pivotally mou t d at-1281f 1 7' s: n h plate125. "The plate 126 has a recessedpor'tion 129 in which'one end 5 bar 130-has a pin thereon which ridesin slot :and 20; it may be seenfthat'bars13:2"and.133 l are juxtaposed bar 130.v Slot'134 is provided ,inba-r 13 3-and the pin 135,-whichis carried" 1 by the bar'130, eXtendstherethrough. leis l to be understood thatthe bars. 130, 132,.and .7

and this opening serves to hold the bars in position.

otally secured thereto.

133 extend through an opening in plate" 1 q l The bar 133 ends at-subs'tantially the point l indicated in F ig. 19 and the bar l36'ispivi Beyond the end of bar 133, 2Lfd0g137 is 'pivotally mountedon bar 130 and this mounting 138 tends to holdbars 90 130 and 133 together. The bar 136 is formed 0 so as to havea'portionthereofdisposed above 1 dog 137. .A link 139,v is'pivotally secured to the end ofthe bar .136iandthis link is also pivotally connected to dog 137 as at 140i pin '141 on bar. 130 engages the link 139, fora purpose to benbroughtforthg. A, pin 142 is r mounted on the upper side; of bar 132.-A-pin' 143 issimilarly mounted on bar 130 andi a spring 144 extends-between these two pins. pin 145 is mounted-on bar 130.v A pin 146is similarly mounted on bar'133 and a spring 147 5 acts against springs 144 and147.

may be seen that a recess153 is provided in extends between pins 145 and 146. r An. arm] 148,Fig. ,5," is pivoted on bracket 119 at 149. .andis pivotally secured-to arm130-at 150,11 vFig. .16., A pin-151,.to be described herein: I after, is secured to-brac'ket'120. A spring 152 extends between-arm 148 and-bracket 120 and Referring again to Figs. 17, 19,:and :20, it' uo 1 v the loweredge of'bar 130." .The'lip. 154 of an arm 155is normally positioned in therecess 153. A spring 156 carried byplatej1 25'en-Q15 holdslip 154 in recess-153s The bracket 127 i is substantially L-shaped and on the end Ithereoffop osite mountingl28ha key-1 57 is gages the lower end of lock plate 126 and mounted. y depressing key 157 lip154'is moved from recess 153. A recess 158 is pro vided in bar 132 and lip. 159 of plate .126 enters this recess justpriortothe time lip 154 disengages recess 153 and thus bar 132 is held.

against movement. The outer end of bar 133 normallybears against lock plate 126. :When

the lock plate 126 and arm 1155 release bars,

130 and 133 the spring-&147 .movesbar' 133 I forwardly'th'rough recess 129,-as bar -1 30,is.f

held against movement by spring 152,:the parts beingshown in n'ormal positionin Fig.

a iao about @111 of-bar 132 and arm 163;"

spring 17 2, Figl 16, the downwardmovement being limitedby a shoulder :173. Awheel 174 isalsomounted .on-shaft167 on the innerside 15 During this movement ii ise ivats and moves dog 137 downward- 1y. l H 1 i i As brought 7 out heretoforelthe gea'rJ1-23 is continually rotated: A eam (Fig. 715') isfixed on gear 123 and is so positi'onedthat' when-dog 137. is moveddownwardly from the position in" Figs. 15 and 19,.the 'cam160 will engage dog 137, and thus bar 130 {is moved toward'slot 131.

' ,Barlil32 ends atQ161."

the end of bar 132. A pin 164 is carried by bar 130 and extends through a slot 165 inaa'rm 163. Normally pin 164 isat the opposite end of slot 165 from that showndn Fig. 16', but as arm 130 moves,- the pin engages the endof the 1 slot as shown and-carries plate 162 therewith. 7

This .a ction'is utilizedlina manner to be described. A clamp plate 166is .secured-to'bar 130 Landis disposed so asto en close the ends A shaft 167 "is ammed "in a bea in ies (Fig. 2) and'also in bearings onbrackets 37,

Fig. 5. A wheel 169 is mounted on shaft 167 and a pin 170 is eccentrical'ly mountedi there on, Fig.7. On arm 148 a link .171 is pivotally mounted which is urged s downwardlyl a ofwheel 169. Wheel 174 'has an'0tch-175 in the peripheryfthereofin which a roller 176,

carried on the. forwardly .proj ect'ing. portion 17 7 of arm;l48, -is retained when the parts are in inoperative position.

* :Whenbarf 130 moves rearwardly, arrii148, which is pivotally mountedon'bracket 11 9 at: 149 and also pivotally connected to bar 130. atfl150, also moves rearwardly; [Thus rollerf176is withdrawn'from notch -'A hook 178, Fig. 7 is'provi'ded at: the outer end oflink171which is adapted toengage the ipin 170 and thus imove wheel:169. t

A wheel 180 is mounted on-shaft 116. be

tween 'pulley115. and gear 122' and is (3on tinually rotated therewith. The periphery of this wheel includes 'a'tire'; 181"ofsuitable material SL1Cl1 aS- hard rubber.- When the parts are in inoperativeiposition a.notcl1.-182

- Fig. 18, in the knurled peripheryioitxwh'eel 169 is positioned such that" WheelfjlSO will rotate past wheel 169 without moving said wheel. However, when wheel 169is iinoved as above described,1the1periphery.thereof brought: into engagement with the periphery of wheel 180 'and therefore s haft l 167 will set inmotion.

t ,It isapparent that engage 160 for "only apart of; a revolution. i There: foregwlien the dog 137.;is releasedv fronic'ani 160 theroller 176 willfspri-ng'back against, the i peripheryofwheel. 171 4. .WlienEtherol-ler 17 falls intothei' noteh'q17 5, which, obviously,

will rotate, Wheel 174 iiito the position shown I Min le plate positioned such that arm-.163 thereof abutsi tends into this spaceflA eam groove 188 is -tion is providedffor the fc'enterl portiorf of member 1875. As shown {best in"- Fig.1 21,, tubular spacer 194 isds'posed between m; g I

bers11 87 and187 and a bolt195'xxteiid f throughthisspacer, members 187 and 187- f 95, .similar;construction:is rovi'ded throughout rack 184 and bar 185-are used-teams earn 221.: s This will be accomplished inl the followingmannenzi i" a x *Whenithearm-186i" infthispsi ion j rollers l 1891- and 5190, will; be in vportio disposed so as to provide a space between this member and member 187 andbar ex;

provided in members :187 and 187. andr'o'lleis 189- 'and 190 carried" on bar 18 5 ride inlthese cam grooves, Ifi-iS' apparent thatthe'groove 1 88 cuts away the centerportion 1910f mem: V 'bers 187. 11 11 order to@supportthisabortion l 191= thebracketsl92ziand 1 s are, provided as F:igs, -.6,- 15,. 16, and 21). These-brackets.

7 include an offset portionffse Fi g21){ which 1 serves to perinitthe rollers 189; to passl without ifnte'rference. A similar bracketiconstruc an the brackets 1192 on these members.

the. device "forgh'olding he 'brackets" "192 and 193 in position. Links196 and'197 (Fig; 1 5') extend between wbrackets 192 and 193. anda spacer 198 is disposedbetween the connection between thesel'inksland the port on 191.

bolt- 199 'ektends through thespatterandis secured to portion 191and linksf19l6land 197;

""Whenshaft167'isrotated aslde scribedmndxj. r

therefore gear .183, (it islapfiarent that the upwardly,1and=:during this upward travel the rollers 189 and l90 rid'einkgroove 188: This actionis utilized in a nianner brought iiorth presently. As the, rollers 189v -ahd-190gap preach the uppermost part ofthe camgroove 188, thejlowermostpartiof tlierack 184 be meshingwith gear 183.. The teetlii inr'tliis1Q portion xof the rack. are foresh Ortened: and this'causes the rollers ,189. and 19.0 tobe'moved into "the downward directing portion i of; earn 1 groove 1188a. *Asl willbe described, the rack 1'1-84acts to rotate armi186 into ap'osition'ioii the line Byof Fig.6; hen the rollers enter: 7

' 120' groove 188a, the rackl 184will be diseii'gagdjf fromgear:183, and-will engage alroller 20O l carried by a slidablezb'ar. 201'haviiig aihe'ad the .-'idownward direct ng" fiortion 0f;.;Cari f 223. whichwill engage the notchs222l of ittfef man i. pOrtions-;;188afaiid x1886 :of.: tlie 6am;

at r g e, the Shaft 167 will againb'e "has loo ' 'groove'188" aipivotally inounted stopf- 202 is providedfAs the roller 189' passes this stop, said stop is pivoted upwardly so astopermit saidroller togpass' and as soon assaidroller is past the stop 202 falls back intothe posie ti'onzshownin F ig. 6. .When the stop is'in thisposition, it'will function to preventthe .roller 189; from moving back into. the portion 188(2 of the cam groove 18.8..

"1 As has 'beeni'stated heretofore 'when the selective mechanisms function, a selected set.

- vided therein; A piston 20 1 is .reciproca'ble inithecylinder 203. Asbest shown inFig; tfi a ratchet 205 is mounted on the shaft 85' i in juxtaposition to. the sprocket. 87 Adja centthe rear end of the cylinder 203 a fixed wa1l'206 is mountedwhich has an opening 207 therein through which the rod 208-is adapted i souter end of rod 208 "is a pawl 209 whichis to. reciprocate; The'rod 208 extends through andgislsecured tothelpiston 120.4. 011 the adapted to engage the ratchet 205.- -A,.spring 210 {is disposed! within the. cylinder 203 "around the rod: 208 andsaid springfextends "between the wall 206 and the piston204 and urges the piston mm therefore -rod 20'8 f and pawl209-toward the ratchet 205. When the parts are in thepositionindicated in Fig's. 6 and 11, the pawl 209 is engaging theratchet 35,

205. There fore,'when the arm-186 is elevated into a: position, on the lineiB' on- Fig.-' 6, the

V I ratchet 205. and therefore shaft 85,-will.be'

moved and thisinovernent willbe sufiicient'to tion' which isindicated'by the lineP 'onlFigff 1 A GIfAt'the time the arm 186 attains the posif j tion on the line B on Fig. 6 a lug (not shown) H .in the'arm' 186 and saidflug. moves: the slide 7 211 downward; On the rod1208 between pawl 209 "and Ipiston 204 the member 212 is inount-j 4 ed which has acarnlsur'face 218; thereonwhich inovethe selective set of prices from theposition on .the line D on Fig. 6 into'p'rinting posicarried by the structure 36 engages the trio-:- "tionally' retained slide 211 whichis mounted is adapted to be engaged byfthe upwardly ,projectingcamfollowerportion214 of sli-de l 211; .Therefore, when" slide 2l1 'is moved downwardly, theportion21 1 moves overthe" cam'surface' 213 and 'fetra'cts the pawl from engagementlwiththe ratchet 205.- Therefore;

when the arm:186- moves downwardly to the (position on line Con Fig. 6; the stop plug 215 carried by structure. 36 willflforce the slide 211 upwardly so as todisengag'e the" 01; ,7

I I lower portion 2l4jfromthe cam. .surfacel soas to permit'the pawl 209 to re+engafge the L V ratchet, 205; The foregoing mechanisms erve toiproperly positionfthe selectedis'etiof I 1 h d 4 posed betweenthe supporting bed'234 so a .i'Aslillustrated-in Fig. '6,' thebar 201 is slide pricesv in printing positioni, J.

.nectedto thearm as at 217.;.:'Thejp 1ate 218.

described; This movement is suflicient'to imd part'a slight movementto theshaft=220 The 9 i 220 in alignment/with the wheel180' awlieel .22 1 which has a notchi225 in thefperiphery I M thereof substantially similar to-the notch 182 ,to reduce -.weight, and disposed. so asto form slotconnection 217. The arm 216 carries'a plate218 and this plate. 218 ispivotally con is normallyheld. in alignment with the arni." 216 by a spring215i' Fig. 6.. -When;the:arm 186is in the position on'the 1ineiB1on Fig.26, roller 200 of the bar 20l'will rbe' positioned: such that the rack bar 185 will strikesa-id roller when said bar 185, moves downwardly 1 and-this; action'is' utilized in the manner now to be described; a w 1i f .As shown in Fig. 25 the bracket 118 hasa bearing 2'19 thereinin which. one end of the. shaft 220 isijournaled. The shaft-220, is also journaled in bearings provided intheherea tofore. mentioned brackets37; 011 the shaft i 220 is mm 221 which has anotch 222.forined' on. one portion of.the'-periphery' thereoii;v This notch 222 is adapted-'tobe engaged "by 'the'end223 of plate218of thebar 201 when;

said plate-218 .isainove'dili the" manner-just notch- 222'is' permitted topass gover the end 223; depressing the plate. 218 against. the: action of the spring215. Fixedon the shaft in the peripheryof wheel -169;-- :When' shaft 220 is moved. in themanner just described] th enotcl1225'isrnovedfronrthepositiondes. i

= picted .in Fig. 6 into a'positionlsuchthat the 1.

knurled periphery of wheel 224 wi'll engage the tire periphery of wheel 180. "Inasmfi'chj; i

as wheel 180 is. continually rotating, "it is apparent that shaft'220 will be rotated a coin- 2 Y plete revolution untilnotch 225-is reposi-'; tioned in the position shown in Figlf? i v.

Referring now to -Figs. 18=andf 5,itiin ay f be seen that blocks. 226 ..are carried'b y'ithe base 10 and sa'id'blocks are disposedinear the front of the'machine'fsubstantially below each blocksj226 ztwo trackways 227 and 22 8j are provided, Theblocks 1226" are'cored out so as r a center rib ar the; portions 2291 Intheu per 'partzsof thelportions'229 thekeyways 230 are provi dedin,whichthe keys zsimfixea.

A; substantially circular ftrack 232' has E'k-eyi r j. j I

ways 233 thereinin-lwhich the keys 231 2are I fitted so as to support the track- 232. Gar- The carriage 234jis arrangedso asto embody; I 1 a central opening 237 and rot'atablyj mounted the carriage 234 and f' brack fsj 240 ar no a side of shaft 85. On'the upper side ofthe' 1 i 120. e ria'gessuch-as 234=fareprovided-totravelf on I thetracks 227and 228ijon block 226, li ig'fi8flf,v 1

increase the-rigidity oi the suppo'rting bedg 71130 some i 2 At the ends of thesupporting bed and at spaced apart points therealong, angle plates such as 241 and 242 are secured to the sup portingbed 239as by the bolts 243. As.

shown best in Fig. 18, a rectangular recess 244 is provided inthe upper part of the plate 241 and similar recesses are provided'in the other ofthe similar plates. :Disposed so as to: be supported on the lower edge of theserecesses is a bar 245 (Figsg5, 18, 22 and 23') and atfspaced apart intervals along the bar 245 are pins 246 which extend laterally theree fronn A bar 247 is disposed above-thebar 245 and is co-extensive therewith. Plates 248 r recesses 249 therein through fvvhich the pins 246 are adaptedto extend. In the lower edge of the bar 247, substantially keystone shaped notches 250 are provided.

3 upper side of bar 245 as by rivets 251, are

are secured tothe sides of bar 247 and have Secured to the leaf springs 252 which are so disposedgthat endsthereof are mounted in thecorners of the notches 250. The leaf springs252 act on the bar 247'in such a manner as to force said bar 247 away from the bar 245a'nd this action is limited bythe engagement of the pins 246 with the lower edges of the slots 249; It is therefore apparent that the bar 247 is resiliently supported. The bar247 is adapted to be disposed substantially on the line'P of In addition to the 3511 15 246 pins 246a (Fig.5) areprovidedso as to extend later ally from the bar 245. Disposedto extend between the pins 246a andthepins 246 which are juxtaposed theends of bar 245, are-coil springs 253 and the lowern ends of these springs are secured to pins- 254 and- 254a which are carried by the brackets 241 and 242. The coil springs 2,53 act to hold the bar 245 against the lower edges, of vthe recesses 249. The bar 245 isdisposed so as to extend just abovethe shaft- 220V f 7 8 At spaced apart intervals on theshaft 220 c'ams 255 are mounted, The cams 255 are arranged so that they'will occupygsubstam tially the position shown in Fig, 6 whenltheyare in ihoperativeposition. However, when the shaft 220 isrota'ted in the mannerihere-l tofore: described, the upwardly extending portions256 of the-cams 255' -engage the bar 245 and move said; bar upwardly through the recesses 249.- Obviously thisalso raises the bar 247. a In .a inanner hereinafter'de scribed; the accounting statement such a as that illustrated inFig. 12; is ted into aposition between the set of priceswhich Willjhave been moved onto the line PToiHFig 6 and the l bar 247. Therefore, When=bar247 iszmoved upwardly the accounting stater'nentv is forced into engagement with thewselected set ofprices and 1DklDgIlbbOI1Sf are disposed be tween the prices and s the accounting startement and therefore thefprices will beim printed on sa-id'-' state-irient; E The [inkingerib- I bone and: 'theconstruetions c'ontrollinig their operation wi'll nowbe described. a

tends upwardly from thepla-te 241 and is carrled thereby. [The laterally extending arm ference of said armwith the shaftt -Thc;

downwardly extending portion 179 of a'plate 258 is secured to-tlie1upper,endofarm257 f and-the arm 258 includes an ofiset portion 259 v which is disposed so as to preventinten 260- is; secured to'the arm {258 by means of rivets 39 inthe manner. best shown in F ig.;18.

Theplate260 includes a portion 261whicli' is looped about the shaft 124-so as to-be sups ported therefrom and slidable there along.

is removably mounted-. Mounted on the shaft the-inking ribbons 266 are adaptedftojbe 1 wound. It-is apparent'that the inking ribbons' 266 are supported "so; as tobe movable with the: carriage 234, and,ther efore "these ribbons are shiftable with" respect totihe sets ofprices in the structure A; The lovver'end c portion 267 of'lplate 260 -(Fig; l8)-; is' dis, posed so a as; to; guide the inking; ribbons 266 aroundandpast the structure A as it passes;

thepulley 87and so. as to dispose these rib-f onsabove the bar247.fi a I As is most clearly SllOWn 1n rig; 18, Ma,

268,-is provided in 'the upperpart offfithe bracket 119. A The arm 258; terminates at a point directly above this notch and a down Wardly extending bracket269 is carried at the end of the arm 258andfincludes a loop po'rtion 270.which is adapted to be disposed in alignment 'vvith the circular portion of notch 268-. Itis tolbe understoodthat-an armf V 'similarto arm-25.8 is provided on the opposite side ofthe machine and that'abracket 2691' is also carried by this arm; A shaft 271,.i's

rotatably -journaled in, the loops 27 0}; and f mounted-thereon so as to be disposed in align-K j ment withithe spoolss265 are ribbon-receiving TThe step; by step -movement i shaft 271 is obtainedain the following nannergy-A ratchetlwheel 273, Figs.g,16 and 5,-l I is mounted onsha'ft'i271oin f such a position V thatjtheggpawl2111111274 of-an'g'lei plate 162: will engage the teeth "thereof when theangi'el plate 162, isfmovcd in them'annerheretofore described. Asclearly-shown in Figs. 16 and" V g .20, the pawl a'rnr 274jis elongated-1 and gthi's spools 272.. As the shaft 271 is moved with a ep y s pm v ent ofb cr e pre e ently, theinking ribbons are. Withdrawn from thespools 265 land} are Wound on the spools j construction 1 is provided since the, ratchet) j riaigie In 16 andf20'tit} is; shovvn wheel 273 tvillfbe= sliiftedalongJvithcar? that a pin-.275 is'carried by arm 163; and a jpin27 6 is carried by bar 132." spring 277 I is disposed between-these pins which tends to hold bar 132 and arm163'in abutment at" 161; WVhen arm163 and therefore pawl arm 4 'aremoved in. the manner described; the *pawl arm 274 engagestheteethfof ratchet wheel 273 and therefore rotates ratchet wheel '3 273 and shaft 27l'anamountsuificient to impart a slight rotary ,Inovement thereto so as I to retract some iof the inking ribbons-266 from'the spools 265. Inasmuchas the spools 265 are mounted-on the-front of the machine in plainyview-o'f the operator, said Operator 1 may readily seewhen theinkingribbons-266 v have been withdrawn from the spools 265. Therefore, by manipulating r the hand Wheel 278 on; shaft 264:,the inking ribbons may be I; again Wound on the spools 265. I

Supported-from base finany approved anner is the stationary-plate 279 (Fig. '1) Which'lies between'the paper coiling portions 280. The head end of the accounting-state :ment. is fed into the paper coilingpor'tion 280 -"over'fthe lip "281 thereof andthe'n; is

brought outalong the fportion-282 and is slipped under the guide plate-283 that is -carried by the basei 10, Since the sition.,.. i1 i I v iv 7 j 'Secured'tothe "plate 96 is. downwardly 'ex.- f tending brack'et 287'which-in'cludes foot po'r:

paper coiling portions 280 are suitably mounted on angled plates 241; it isapparent; l ethat these plates 'are'cshiftable' rela'tivetothe structure A, and therefore sincethe account-' ing statement is carried thereby isaid statemeiit'will also beshifted. The jspring clips 1 2841 are carried by, the paper coiling portion 280" sofas toeffectively retain the statement I in position and slots 285 are provided inthe plate 279 so as to "permit the clips 284: to

slide, along relative ,to the plate 279 Without I p As is shown best'in Fig. 18*, the stationary plate279 includes a interference therewith.

guiding portion2S6 which 'directs the paper -to printing positioni and'this portion 286 terminates justin-front ofsaid'printingpo;

' tions288whicharesuspended:ab ove and near the stationaryiplate"279;" Asf-is best illustrated in Figfl; the foot porti0'ns'288 have s smooth' ibottoni "surface. 289' thereonfa nd' are suspended just above openings 290 which are;

' provided in the plate279. Ontheinn'er side of plate 279 and ,extending" "downwardly 1 therefrom aregbearing brackets 291, in which a ,shaft 292. is rotatably f jon-rnaled; -A

I '1 sprocket293' i's mounted onshaft 292iand a I sprocket294; is mounted ongsh'aft22O inalign: ment withfjisaid sprocke1t1293. AiQh in- 295* extends "between the sprockets 293 and. 294

' .and thereforewhen'shaft'220 'is'rotated, shaft 2921is-also ,r'otatedq Mounted onshaft'2'92j vblel'ow theopenings 290 are eccentric discs- 29o Cw'hich" have. hard lrubberf peripheries.

The discs 296 are leccentric'andininoperative positionjare disposed sc -thank), portionof" the periphery thereof extends through-the openings 290, (Fig.lS). ;It,isapparent that.

the accounting statementwillbe inserted un' derneathjthe foot portions-289. Therefore; when shaft 29-2is r0tated5 the raised portions" of'the eccentricdiscs willextend through the openings 290 and will engage the under side of the accounting statement against the bot tom surfaces-289 and carry "said-statement 1 forward. An index suchas 297 maybe provided on one'of the foot portions 288 and theline on which the imprinting isto be done will be disposed in alignmentwith thisin Z line in alignmenttherewith willlbe moved;

dex. "This index will be so located that thefinto'theposition indicated-by'th'e line P on Fi n 6 upon One v rotationof the eccentric;

discs296.- 7 1 W Dispo'sed so as to'be connected'tothe car-1 riage234, Figs. land 2, ar e'd-ownwardly'extending arms 298,7Fig1f1, and these arms carry at their outer ends the rack 299 Which is in alignmentwith and meshes with gear 300. The clamping structure 301'includes a shaft 38- mountedthereonon which gear 300 and the levers302 are rotatably secured. By

manipulation of the levers 302, the carriage U a 23 i and its allied. parts a're'adaptedtobe re- V In the plate 260 an opening 304:, Fig; 1, is I tracted as heretofore described.

providedwhich has an index'305co-ope'rating V therewith; The opening 304;is' so disposed thatthe-selec'ted set of p'r-ic'eson thejl-ine D of.

Fig, 6 will lie just be'low the'indexes 305 and 'thereforethe selected' set of prices may be I 'viewedlat thi'spoint. I. a

116, 167 and 220 extend across the machineL, Appurtenances snch as those describedtas be},

ing" mounted 'onfand operated by thef 'shafts,

' Asis clearly shown in F 5, theshafts I are provided on'both sides of the machine.

Asisreadily apparentbyfreferr-ingftoiFig.3, a pulleyi1l3 isprovided' opposite'theg'ear 27 and thispulleyserves to drive a pulley-;

similar to the pulley 115 ,,vvhich.is disposed} on the'opposit'e enact the shaft-116.; As is V l, twokeysl57 are. provlded on opposite sides of the machine, i and therefore bar structuressuchas 1 30, 132; v and'133 are alsoiprovidcd' on'oppositesides clearly illustrated in Fig 0f: the machine; Therefore, by depressing sides" of the machine set in operation. V

will simultaneously be ,ei-therofthe keys157 themechan sm on both 7 the desired pulley. The selectionof this'puh ley will depend upon the location of index 110, Fig. 1, and the device will be caused to run in the direction which will most quickly bring the index 110.to,barA-v108. This optional direction of operation is afforded by the structure heretofore described for operating the structure A. 1 a

When the index 110 is in register with'the number A108on the selection board, the index 305, Fig. 1, will also be registering with A108 which will be positioned therebelow. As is clearly illustrated in Fig. 8, all of the type bar structures have provided thereon a direct reading index which is indicated at the point S, and this index} at the'point S is the one thatwill register with theindex 305. \Vhen this operation has been completed, the selected set of prices will lie on the line D on Fig. 6. i

The operator will 'next depress key 157 whichwill release the bars 130, 132 and 133 which will function in the manner heretofore described; that is, the .dog 137 will be positioned so as to be engaged by thecam-160 and therefore bar 130 will be moved rearward. During the rearward movementvof bar 130, pawl arm 274 will engage the teeth of ratchet 273 and will advance the ribbons as heretofore described. At this same time,

arm 148 will retract roller 176 from notch 175 and hook 178 will engage pin 170 so as to impart sufficient movement to disc 169 so as to bring the periphery thereof into engagement with the periphery of wheel. 180. Therefore, shaft 167 will be rotated one fcomplete revolution which will cause the advanc ing mechanisms whichinclude rack 184, to function. This will movethe set of prices for part number A108 into printingposr tion on line P of Fig. 6. As soon as the parts are in this position, the bar 185 will strike the roller 200 which will thus cause the end 223 of the bar 201 to engage ,thenotch 222,

-' and thus impart sufficient movement to shaft 220, to bring the periphery of, wheel 224 into engagement; with the periphery of wheel 180 and thus shaft 220 will beset in operation. Movement of shaft 220 will be imparted to shaft 292 and thus discs 296 will movethe accounting statement into printing position and at the time the line bearing number A108 is disposed on-the line P of-Fig. .6,

the cams 255jwill actto force'bar 247 upwardly so as to imprint the prices on the sheet.

The type and ribbons will be. so disposed that the part number will be imprinted under the heading of code whichisblank on the accounting statementand proper figures will be imprinted under the headings of, price, class and cost,v It is apparent that this,

positioning will be obtained vby varying the relativeposition of the spacer 7 3 in the type.

After this operation has been completed, the paper will beretracted so as to align the second itemon the accounting statement with theindex 297. j. Again referring toFig.'12, it may be seen that a second item on the accountingstate ment, as depicted therein, ispart number S-27. By referring to Fig. :1, it may beseen that the index for part number 5427B lo: cated at the other end of-the device from the index for thepart number A-l08; his to be understood however, that even though this part number will have been imprinted last,

the index 110 will not be positioned theres above for when the positioning devices,

which include the rack 184 andthe allied apipurtenances, will have functioned,1the index 110 will have been moved aria-mount equal to the inovement from the line 1) tothe line P on Fig. 6. Therefore, the .operatoryby again manipulating handle 42 or handle 42, may cause certain of the pins 40 to enter the co-operating recesses 41" so as to clutchl-th selected puiley tothe' proper gear and thus drive structure A. It is apparenttnatintne present instance part number S-27 will-be 1 ing statement on which the part number S-27 .has been imprinted.

Thefoperator'will again retract the ac countingstatement so as to align it with the index 297 and therefore it Will be determined. that the part'nun'iber S27 is again required. 1t is apparent thatitwi'll be neces sary to again operate the handle 42 so .as to retract the index 110 into register with the index S27. In order to obviate this operation I provide the following construction.

Referring again to Figs. 15, 16, 19 and 20, it will be noted that the bar132'isarranged so as to'have pin and slot engagement with the bars 130 and 133. As has been described heretofore, when the key. 157 is'depressedthe bar 132 is held against movement by the-lip 159. Bar 132 terminates at its outer end and in an upwardly. extendingportion 306 a-key 307'is mounted. Therefore,by pushing key 307 which is held in position only by'spring' 144, bar132 may be moved rearwardlyand bars and: 133v will be held against move ment .bythelip of arm 155. This rearward movement of bar 132 wil-l'zbe-impartedto arm 163 and will cause pawl arm 274 to 'engage ratchet- 273 and thus. impartmovement to the ribbons; in the manner heretofore described; A pill-308,18 provided on. wheel-221and an outwardly extending clip. 309 is provided-on, bar 132, Fig. l. When bar 132 is moved rear 

